Toolholder



Y N. P. LLOYD TOOL HOLDERS oct.. 17,1944.

Filed May 5 1942 supported.

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Patented Oct. 17, 1944 UNITED @clerics TQQLHOLDER l rNicholasLloyd, Wynnewood, Pa.

Application May 5, 1942, ;ser,iai-N0.;441,s49

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This invention relates to toollcarriers?forwma- Ychinetools,and` more particularly;v to carriers of the type `disclosed in;` :my-pending application Serial Number 383563,4now Ratent fNo; 2,343i914,

issued March 14, 1944. e

A principal objectofgthe-.fpresent invention is to provide; animprovedcarrierothe vstated type, characterized by, relative simplicity and; accuracy of Y form y and adjustment/,wall asy hereinafter set forth .and l; illustrated y in Y.the :attached .-.drawina` in which:

Figure -1 isa :front elevational view` of` acar- ,rier' made in accordancewith Amsj-invention;

Fig. 2 isy a Asection onthe1line.2-,2,|Fig. l;

Figs. 3 and 4 are, respectively, sectionalf'views rfFigs. 5,16, *7,and\8 areyiews,incperspective of certain of the elements, of the fcarrier assembly iWith reference -.to :the drawing, If-indicates a base :frame on Which-,the carrien;designatedzgen-` erally by the reference numeralv2,is-adjustabl-y A`'In Athe ;present .instance the "frame I is providedwith a"projectingportion3'having in one face thereof-'ia rdovetailed `slot i4uwhichreceives' a dovetailedl tonguei at the .back .olk a ,car-

-riage4 'Zd'.constitutingl a; major element offthecar- ,rier 2.I Byk this, means the carrieriszslidablyv supv 'ported inthe frame I.

As Shown irl-Figs." 1l and-'3, .the carriage12a'has at its upper end, a ange/B: which projectsv rearwardlyv over the 'topof'the member 3. 'This latfter member is lprovided with ltwo longitudinal recessesV l,Y 'lv which extendrdownwardly from 'the upper end thereof, andthese recesse'sare adapted to receive-coiled-springs 8,':8 which seat against .theV under :side of :the -z'iiangef and which `resil- -iently .support the earriage'Za inthe gui'deway` 4. -As Ishown `:in"Fig;"3,fthe -recesses 'I intersectthe bottom of the :slot '4, andrthe rear face of 4the tonguezli lis grooved'iin 'line with each of Vthe recesses 'I i soasito complete the cylindrical form of theelatter. 'The ,f springs tend 'to retain the Ztool carrier in-an velevated or 4retrac'zte'd Mposition wherein-the tool 8 is :withdrawn 'from the-work. This is :illustratedfin'Figs'l an'df2, wherein 'the workpiece ,fII -shownin:brokenr lines,is supported The .carrier may Abe advanced against the pressureofthe esprings-F8, so as to bring the tool into engagement wlththe fwork by vmeans .ofca .lever =.I3,-which carries in the end thereof an adjustable element I4 for engagement with the upper end of a tool holder I5 of the carrier, as shown in Fig. 2, the lever I3 being connected with a Suitable operating mechanism (not shown).

:The tool 9 is supported-in theholderf l'awhich is pivotally mounted'upon `a threadedl element I6 rotatably supported inzbosses f I1 Aandlfl 8 atzthe Y-lower'end ofrthe carriagefZa. "The-v element I6 may be turned in the bosses I1xand'I8byimeans of a wrenchsapplied toxthe terminal endA I9 of the screw, and a: micrometer:scale2| iis'pro.-

As shown intlligs.- 1, 3-an d4,;the, tool '29v isiseated in a llongitudinal recess :.22-iin-the holder, and

4 is clampedlinthe `recess;byfmeans of a `clamping bar 23, see Fig. 5, and a clamping'zstud1524:.which is fastened in a transverse llange 25 formingone wall of -the recess 22,and1is adapted y.to .pass

through anfaperture Y26 inlthezbar` 23. The' bar l 23. carries two .'pinsfgZl,A 2'I` whichfextend' through .apertures 28 inthe flangey *25 and engagey a side surface of the too1,9,-see Figs. lSand 14. lA'nut 29 on the outer-endofzthe-stud` 24 may .be-tightened against the 1 bar 23 -to thereby cause "the pins 2l to clamp the tool 8 infadjusted position .inthe slot 22. *It-,is 'tovbefnoted .that-thestudreceiving aperture 26 :Jofxthe 'barfliesa between the rpins2l, 21,so'that',theipressureiinserted through the=^nut 29 isrtransferred 1in :substantiallyiequal degree throughthesaid-pins to-fthetool. :By loosening the sing-1e vnut-29, ythe tool l-f9-1may fbe adjusted longitudinally inthe-,slot 22 of its holder.

Secured in the upper end of-'the holder |5is an element 3| ,preferably-of fhardened steel kor 'the like, `said element,having'projectingifrom one side' thereof a. pin-:32ewhichts -intoa cylindrical Vrecess.33 in the -rear 'faceof vthe holder land vwhich `is fastened in :said recess :by `means of .a

set screw 34, see Fig. 3. =fArsmal1 bore35 extends from the fbottomxofthe `.recess "33 to the outer face of the holder, Valso 1asshown in lig53. 'The 'element 3| is adaptedtobearagainst an inclined face '.36 of awedge-.elementfSL see Fig. vk7, this element vbeing adjustably supported, vas shown in FigLlyin a bore 38 whichextendspdownwardly from `the'top of the :carriage :2a. The bore`38 fis lf-intersectedfby A a recess 39 in'fwhich the Wedge element "31 `is exposedv PforL engagement `with the element 3l, see Figs, 1 and 3. Inthe bottom of the bore 38 is a coiled spring 4| which through the medium of a Washer 42 resiliently supports the wedge element 31 in the bore 38, and the wedge element may be adjusted downwardly in the bore against the pressure of the spring 4| by an adjusting screw 43, threaded into the outer end of the bore and engaging the top of the said wedge element. A lock nut 44 retains the screw 43 locked in adjusted position; and a pin 40 mounted in a bore in the carriage, see Figs. 1 and 3, iits into a slot 30 at the back of the Wedge 31 and prevents the Wedge from turning in the bore 38. It is apparent that the wedge element 31, acting through the element 3|, controls the angular position of the holder I5 on the pivot screw I6, and that this angular position may be regulated by adjustment of the wedge 31 in the bore.

In order to clamp the holder tightly in adjusted position, both as to the aforesaid angular adjustment about the axis of the screw I6 and the adjustment axially of the screw, a locking device is provided comprising an anchor pin 45, which ts into a bore 46 in the holder, as shown in Fig. 4,V and which has a'dovetailed head 41 tting slidably inV a correspondingly dovetailed transverse recess 48 in the carriage 2a. The pin 45 is provided with a tapered aperture 49 which receives the tapered extremity 5I of a screw 52 threaded into the holder I5, the arrangement being such that when the screw 52 is turned inwardly so as to advance the tapered end 5I in the aperture 49 of the pin 45, a wedging action takes place which tends to `draw the pin outwardly and to force the upper end of the holder inwardly against the wedge element 31. The further the screw 52 is turned in the, tighter is the clamping action. After adjustment of the wedge 31, therefore, to angularly adjust the holder'on the pivot element I6, the holder may be clamped solidly in place by merely tightening the locking screw 52.

I claim:

1. In a tool carrier, a pivotally mounted tool holder, an adjustable wedge forming an abutment for the holder, a spring engaging one end of thewedge, means for adjusting the wedge against the tension of said spring to thereby regulate the angular position of the holder on the pivot, and means for clamping the holder against the wedge.

2. In a tool carrier, la pivotally mounted tool holder, a wedge operatively engaged with said holder and adjustable` to regulate the angular position of the holder on the pivot, a spring exerting pressure tending to move the wedge in one direction, an adjusting screw for moving the wedge in the opposite direction against the pressure of the spring, and means for solidly clamping the holder against the Wedge.

3. In a tool carrier, a pivotally mounted tool holder, means for adjusting the holder angularly about the pivot, and means for clamping the holder in adjusted position, said clamping means comprising an anchor pin slidably engaged with said holder and having a transverse tapered opening, and a locking screw threaded into said y holder and having a tapered extremity for engagement in the tapered recess of the pin to rthereby rigidly lock the holder in position.

4. In a tool carrier, a pivotally mounted tool holder, an adjustable element engaging said holder for regulating the angular position of the holder on the pivot, and clamping means for said holder, said clamping means comprising a relatively xed anchor pin projecting in a direction transverse to the axis of the pivot and having therein a transverse tapered opening, and a locking screw threaded into said holder in parallel relation to the said axis and having a tapered extremity for wedging engagement in said tapered aperture.

5. In a tool carrier, a pivotally mounted tool holder, means operatively connected with said holder foradjustingtheholder angularly about the axis of said pivot and also axially of said pivot, and means for anchoring the holder in adjusted position, said means comprising an anchor pin extending in a direction transverse to the said pivotal axis and bodily adjustable in the direction of said axis, said pin having a tapered aperture therein, and a locking screw threaded into said holder and having a tapered extremity for interlocking engagement with said tapered aperture.

6. In a tool carrier, a supporting member, a tool holder pivotally mounted in said member, means for adjusting the holder both angularly about and axially of said pivot, and means for clamping the holder in adjusted position, said means comprising an anchor pin slidably mounted in said support for bodily adjustment axially of the pivot, said anchor pin projecting toward the holder in a direction transverse to said axis, a transverse tapered recess in said pin, and a locking screw threaded into the holder in parallel relation to said axis and having a tapered end for interlocking engagement with said aperture.

'1. In a tool carrier, the combination with a tool holder having a tool-receiving recess and a seat in said recess with relatively fixed angularly disposed surfaces adapted to engage adjoining faces of the tool and to thereby establish a predetermined position for the tool in the holder, a stud projecting from said holder, a clamping Ybar supported on said stud and having pins extending into end abutting engagement with one side of a tool seated in the recess, and a nut on said stud for locking the bar in tool-clamping position on the stud, said stud extending in such direction with respect to the said surfaces of the seat that when the nut is tightened the said pins are caused to exert pressure on the tool to force the tool solidly against both of said surfaces.

8. In a tool carrier, a holder having a toolreceiving recess in which the said tool is seated for longitudinal adjustment, said seat having tool-engaging surfaces arranged to establish` a predetermined lateral position for the tool in the holder, a clamping bar having pins projecting through a wall of said recess into end-abut ting relation ywith one side of the tool, a stud on said holder projecting through an aperture in said bar, said aperture being intermediate the pins, and a nut upon said stud for pressure engagement with the bar to force the pins into clamping engagement with the tool, said stud extending in 'such direction with respect to the said surfaces of the seat that when the nut is tightened the said pins are caused to exert pressure on the tool to force the tool solidly against both of said surfaces.

NICHOLAS P. LLOYD. 

